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Reducing Capital Budgets Through Pipe Segment Replacement Planning and Acoustic Monitoring
Author(s) -
Baird Gregory M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2011.tb11431.x
Subject(s) - acoustic emission , computer science , capital (architecture) , engineering , risk analysis (engineering) , reliability engineering , forensic engineering , business , acoustics , physics , archaeology , history
This article discusses how using the combination of advanced condition assessment technology and continuous acoustic monitoring provides a powerful pipe risk management strategy to accurately target future inspections and repair or replace individual pipe segments before failure to get the most use out of a pipe's remaining life.